1. Land Use, Land Cover and Change Mapping Geog 115A

2. Land Use:The use to which land is put

3. Land Cover: Characterization of the biophysical materials found on the land

4. Land use/cover classification systems Anderson Hierarchical Urban, Ag.,Range, Forest, Water, Wetlands, Barren, Tundra, Ice/Snow American Planning Association: Land Based Classification Standard Many more: e.g.FAO Africover, NIIRS, IGBP, etc. Minimum mapping unit: can vary by class

5. What is land use/cover change? From/To classes

6. Land use change in action

7. Land use mapping

8. Land cover classification Using human interpretation Using training: supervised classification Using an algorithm: automated, unsupervised Crisp Fuzzy